On the beach...

Great use of the GW scenery with beautiful paintjobs. I've been buying more GW scenery lately and your showcasing of them really helps me decide which to buy. (All it ) I like those Orclings a lot. Masterful paintjob! Are they Splintered Light minis?

luckyjoe, the orclings are not really orclings but Barbarian Orcs. They are from Black Tree Design and can be found here: http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/home.php?cat=2329

The reason why I call them orclings in my game is because they're smaller than the rest of my orcs. Originally I had bought them to be savage orcs, thus adding more variation to the warband. I was quite surprised when they got here and were clearly much smaller than I thought.

For scale comparison: GW Orc warrior on the left; Black Tree Design Barbarian Orc in the middle; GW Savage Orc on the right.

Anyway, they were a good purchase as they have quite some character. Mind you, they took nearly half a year to send them to me, so bear that in mind...

OK, a few more updates - nothing on the painting side of things, though...

I got some toys from eBay this week (a ghost ship, a three-headed snake, a giant spider, a giant scorpio, octopus and a medusa), some of which will be used in the game as monsters for the random encounters. This beach is turning into a dangerous place, indeed.

Three-headed snake:

Giant spider:

Ghost ship (I will need to do a bit of conversion with this one and maybe even repaint it):

Now, I know these aren't wargaming models as such and are made mainly for kids. But so what? They have quite a good share of detail, they are super cheap, very resistant, and storage-wise (a big issue for me at the moment) they are perfect, as I don't need to have them stored in a big army case, unlike metal figures.

Thanks, DeafNala! I've realised that I have an interesting combination of traditional wargaming models, aquarium plants and kid's toys.

I guess it makes me feel less guilty of buying expensive miniatures if I buy cheap toys and plastic plants every now and then!

luckyjoe, some of the plastic toys look great (especially the ones from Schleich, Papo, McFarlane and, as I've recently found, Bullyland and AAA Figures).

The other advantage is that if you have young kids around, you can always let them handle some of the plastic toys so they feel included in the hobby. And this way you reduce the chances of getting terrified every time someone picks up that super expensive and delicate resin dragon that took you a few weeks to paint!.

Some more additions to the beach project (still waiting for those damn pirates to arrive...)

A couple of statues (I bought them in the garden centre for £2 each). These can also suit an Asian-theme kind of scenario.

Another kids toys ship (it was half price in Argos, so couldn't say no). Like with the ghost ship, I will do some conversion work and overall painting, but nothing too daunting. I am going to use this one for my human pirates.

A GW miniature for scale comparison.

As for this pirate raft, from Papo Toys, it will be serving my orcs and goblins (and even the dwarfs).

Not scenery related, but linked to the beach saga, here is a shot of the inaugural game we will be playing there:

Goblins VS Dwarfs.

Each warband has to gather a total of 7 tokens and make a run for the ship by the shore. The dwarfs must get 7 brown tokens and the goblins 7 green tokens. There is a total of 14 tokens on the beach (7 brown and 7 green).There is one hidden token under each set of palm trees, but they have no idea which colour they are. In order to actually get a token, they need to reach the palm trees, roll a D20, check the Random Encounters table which monster(s) they will need to fight (giant spider, a troll, etc.) and only after defeating the monster, they will be able to see which colour the token is.If the colour is the one they're looking for, great. If not, they can still keep it and the other team will need to steal it from them.Adding to this, there will be a trapped dwarf and goblin in opposite edges of the board. In case they are rescued, they can be added to the respective warband and join the game.

Anyway, before I get more carried away with this, here are some more tokens I got from eBay. They are originally beads and charms (maps, pirates, weapons, ship wheels, anchors), but are perfect for quest games and treasure hunts.

Last, but not least, yet another character to be wandering around in the jungle. I will be painting the rest of his friends when I get more time...

VERY COOL STUFF! You've got yourself quite a variety of additional gaming thingies. I love the grass skirted Dwarf...going native is not one of those things I normally would associate with the short grumps. The Tiger Guy looks GREAT & fits his surroundings well. VERY WELL DONE! Keep 'em coming.

_________________"I'd NEVER join a club that would have me as a member." †Groucho Marx

I have been a bit on the quiet side with the project (meaning, I have loads of things in preparation phase, but still not ready to show) so no pics this time.

After checking WarbossKurgan's thread on his MusketOrcs (http://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/t5893-the-more-than-three-musketorcs) I got myself some 40K orks (and some Ogre bulls) to convert (although I'm not that versatile with green stuff yet) to add to my pirates theme.I also got some more crocodile-like miniatures so, with time I will have the reptile warband expanded.

One addendum on the Chad Valley pirate ship (the one with black and red sails): a couple of friends came to visit us with their baby. The kid was all over the place, half-destroying the house (as babies usually do!) and when he got to the ship, he played with it for quite a long time, and guess what? It's still intact! I knew the ship was designed for little kids, but I never thought it would make it this time. Well. it did. And the little pirate had the time of his life!

One addendum on the Chad Valley pirate ship (the one with black and red sails): a couple of friends came to visit us with their baby. The kid was all over the place, half-destroying the house (as babies usually do!) and when he got to the ship, he played with it for quite a long time, and guess what? It's still intact! I knew the ship was designed for little kids, but I never thought it would make it this time. Well. it did. And the little pirate had the time of his life!

Joao

That is proof positive of the Ships durability; i.e., if it can stand the attention of a small child, it has a decent chance of standing up to a group of cloddy "adult" gamers...perhaps.

_________________"I'd NEVER join a club that would have me as a member." †Groucho Marx

After checking WarbossKurgan's thread on his MusketOrcs (http://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/t5893-the-more-than-three-musketorcs) I got myself some 40K orks (and some Ogre bulls) to convert (although I'm not that versatile with green stuff yet) to add to my pirates theme.